[mickycohen]

The "White Paper on MMD's" Submitted to the LA city council July 26, for there consideration while drafting an MMD ordinance. Written by Scott McNeely and James O'Sullivan. We need some advocates to submit an official "communication from the public" because I dont know what public these bozos represent.

Below is an excerpt but heres the link: http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/...sc_7-26-09.pdf



Are medical marijuana storefronts necessary?
The California Police Chiefs Association does not think so. They state in their White Paper that ―Neither California‘s voters nor its Legislature authorized the existence or operation of marijuana dispensing businesses when given the opportunity to do so. These enterprises cannot fit themselves into the few, narrow exceptions that were created by the Compassionate Use Act and Medical Marijuana Program Act.
Further, the presence of marijuana dispensing businesses contributes substantially to the existence of a secondary market for illegal, street-level distribution of marijuana. This fact was even recognized by the United States Supreme Court:‖4 ―The exemption for cultivation by patients and caregivers can only increase the supply of marijuana in the California market. The likelihood that all such production will promptly terminate when patients recover or will precisely match the patients‘ medical needs during their convalescence seems remote; whereas the danger that excesses will satisfy some of the admittedly enormous demand for recreational use seems obvious.‖ (Gonzales v. Raich, supra, 125 S.Ct. at p. 2214.)

[mickycohen]

"On balance, any utility to medical marijuana patients in care-giving and convenience that marijuana dispensaries may appear to have on the surface is enormously outweighed by a much darker reality that is punctuated by the many adverse secondary effects created by their presence in communities, recounted here. These drug distribution centers have even proven to be unsafe for their own proprietors."

These kooks need to get a LIFE!!!!

[mickycohen]

"A question Councilmembers should address before voting for any ordinance is why the Attorney General thinks these Cooperatives ―may be‖ lawful under California law. Is ―may be‖ enough of a clarification to change our municipal code? The City Attorney should also be asked to explain why issuing permits to Cooperatives does not violate Federal law? Sticking in a disclaimer that the operators of cooperatives can not violate State and Federal law may legally get the City off the hook but it also may not. At the very least, there exists the strong possibility that the City will be exposed to further lawsuits.
The City Council, if voting on an ordinance, should take steps to empower the LAPD, and thereby the law abiding citizenry. One way that can be done is to require that medical marijuana patients or their caregivers file for a State ID card within 30 days of being issued a letter from a doctor. Although SB 420 states the MMPA is a voluntary program, it does not speak to the implementation of this program as applied to dispensaries. State ID cards provide police officers with a better tool for determining that a person with marijuana in their possession or under their control is a person falling under the protection of Proposition 215 and SB 420. Requiring mandatory ID cards would also allow the State to better chart the number of patients who need and use Medical Marijuana. This would make it easier to make changes to current Ordinances to benefit patients."

Im sure they care about benefiting patients??#$%^&!!

[joe32blow]

all they care about is finding easier prey to arrest and cite, so they
can get their merit raises.

[CJK]

I posted this exact thing the other day, but it was looked over... Scott McNeely and I have been in touch quite a bit over the past few months. He kept telling me to wait for his white paper. Needless to say, I was shocked when I read it... We can not take this lightly. The city is taking this paper as a huge recommendation in their draft of future ordinances...

Here is a cut and paste of what I wrote in my other thread on this same subject:

http://www.fixlosangeles.com/index.p...mid=76&lang=en

This is a website started by the Pico Neighborhood Council president. It is not friendly to us. He wrote a 70+ page White Paper on basically why we should all be shut down.

Included in this site are motions from other Neighborhood Councils on how to deal with their collectives... Plus a White Paper from the Police Chiefs Association. You can imagine how that one goes...

Both White Papers are filled with negativity and inaccuracies. Much of which could be avoided by more people taking an active role in their community. Not just the MMJ community, but your neighborhood community! Answering questions, and helping non patients understand the world in which we live. I have to encourage everyone in our community to go to their local neighborhood council meetings. If anything, just to show you care. I go to almost 7 council meetings a month. Usually I'm the only one from the MMJ community there. Its always an uphill battle. But, a calm demeanor and an educated discussion can go miles! It's gotten to the point where I enjoy the council meetings. The people can be very nice, and the changes that can be made on a local level are very interesting...

If you go to: http://lacity.org/lacity/ and enter in your address, you will find what your local council is. Then a quick Google search will probably direct you to a website with calendars, news, etc...

I look forward to seeing you all packed into the meetings!

[superface13]

Please everyone!!!! Follow CJK's lead and attend meetings!! Everything we do here on WT is preaching to the choir. The only way for us to be accepted into the community is to be PART of the community. If we remain outsiders, we will be treated as such

[Greenbud]

A call to protest at city hall? Count me in!

GB

Originally Posted by CJK

I posted this exact thing the other day, but it was looked over... Scott McNeely and I have been in touch quite a bit over the past few months. He kept telling me to wait for his white paper. Needless to say, I was shocked when I read it... We can not take this lightly. The city is taking this paper as a huge recommendation in their draft of future ordinances...

Here is a cut and paste of what I wrote in my other thread on this same subject:

http://www.fixlosangeles.com/index.p...mid=76&lang=en

This is a website started by the Pico Neighborhood Council president. It is not friendly to us. He wrote a 70+ page White Paper on basically why we should all be shut down.

Included in this site are motions from other Neighborhood Councils on how to deal with their collectives... Plus a White Paper from the Police Chiefs Association. You can imagine how that one goes...

Both White Papers are filled with negativity and inaccuracies. Much of which could be avoided by more people taking an active role in their community. Not just the MMJ community, but your neighborhood community! Answering questions, and helping non patients understand the world in which we live. I have to encourage everyone in our community to go to their local neighborhood council meetings. If anything, just to show you care. I go to almost 7 council meetings a month. Usually I'm the only one from the MMJ community there. Its always an uphill battle. But, a calm demeanor and an educated discussion can go miles! It's gotten to the point where I enjoy the council meetings. The people can be very nice, and the changes that can be made on a local level are very interesting...

If you go to: http://lacity.org/lacity/ and enter in your address, you will find what your local council is. Then a quick Google search will probably direct you to a website with calendars, news, etc...

I look forward to seeing you all packed into the meetings!